Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201797875 - Employee's Eye Injured When Struck by Bungee Cord

Accident Summary Nr: 201797875 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126088301	03/16/2004	2064	311330	See'S Candy Shops, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:10 p.m. on March 9, 2004, an employee was retrieving a silicon caulking gun from his employer's van. On the day of the accident, the candy shop was being remodeled. Materials and equipment had been placed in the van on shelves and in cabinets and was kept in place by elastic bungee cords. The bungee cords had metal hooks on each end. The employee was unhooking a bungee cord when it snapped and struck his right eye. He was hospitalized with a detached eye lens.

Keywords: EYE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126088301			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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